the fact romney won. he established a connection with the american people that liberated tens of -- not tens of but millions of people to vote for him who previously were not willing to do it. they concluded that obama was a failure. they didn't make a jump to romney until they saw him and got to know him in the first debate. >> alisyn: didn't vice president biden do what he needed to do? >> clayton: you characterized him at union beer hall. that's who they want to excite, right? they were chomping at the bit to say mr. president, why were you so polite in the last debate? didn't biden do what they needed him to do? >> guest: they needed him to be aggressive, but they didn't need him to be a clown. that's what he was. a performance that made you wonder about this guy being heartbeat away from the presidency. i'm not a stickler for courtesy and decorum. but this really, really over the top. >> alisyn: yet, dick, we heard speculated during the debate prep part of the reason that president obama looked so la